and stop the presses
Inf. Stop everything!; Hold it! (Presses refers to the printing presses used to print newspapers. This means that there is recent news of such magnitude that the presses must be stopped so a new edition can be printed immediately.) John (entering the room): Stop the music! There's a fire in the kitchen! Mary: Good grief! Let's get out of here! "Stop the presses!" shouted Jane. "I have an announcement."
See also: music, stop
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies,
A phrase said humorously or hyperbolically when one wants to escape the chaos or problems of their everyday life.Everything is just so crazy right now between work and school that I seriously need a break. Stop the world, I want to get off!
See also: get, off, stop, to, want
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
103. stop (one's) ears
1. Literally, to plug one's ears to avoid hearing something.The child is so nervous that he stops his ears whenever he hears loud noises nearby.I couldn't bear watching such a violent scene, so I shut my eyes and stopped my ears until it was over.
2. By extension, to willfully ignore or refuse to listen to something or what someone is saying. Usually followed by "to (someone or something)."The company is being accused of stopping its ears to employees who have presented complaints of harassment or bullying in the past.We can't stop our ears to those with differing political beliefs; they have as much of a stake in this country as we do.
See also: ear, stop
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
1 put your fingers in your ears to avoid hearing. 2 refuse to listen.
See also: ear, stop
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